Air quality health advisory issued for New York City tomorrow

Staten Island Advance/Justin AstafanousBrian Matney of Westerleigh enjoys a warm day at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, South Beach, on April 16. Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid to high 90s tomorrow and Thursday.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - State officials have issued an air quality health advisory for the New York City area tomorrow.

The advisory, issued for the pollutant ozone, will be in effect from 11 a.m. through 11 p.m.

People, especially young children, those who exercise outdoors, those involved in vigorous outdoor work and those who have respiratory disease, such as asthma, should consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity when ozone levels are the highest. When outdoor levels of ozone are elevated, going indoors will usually reduce your exposure. Individuals experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain or coughing should consider consulting their doctor.

Officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health issue air quality advisories when meteorologists predict levels of pollution, either ozone or fine particle matter, will exceed an Air Quality Index value of 100.

Earlier today, the National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for tomorrow, warning of temperatures in the mid to high 90s, with heat indexes in the 100-104 degree range.

Tomorrow marks the summer solstice, the official first day of the season.